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Czech Republic

	Česká republika (Czech)

Česky	Česká republika Česko, též Česká republika (k názvu viz níže), je vnitrozemský stát ve střední Evropě. Sousedí na západě s Německem, na severu s Polskem, na východě se Slovenskem a na jihu s Rakouskem. Území Česka se skládá ze tří historických zemí – Čech, Moravy a Českého Slezska, přičemž od roku 1920 jsou součástí Čech a Moravy malé okrajové části původních Dolních Rakous, kterými jsou České Velenice s okolím (tzv. Vitorazsko), a Valticko s tzv. Dyjským trojúhelníkem.
English	Czech Republic - Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe and a member state of the European Union. The country has borders with ► Poland to the north, ► Germany to the northwest and west, ► Austria to the south, and ► Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is the historic Prague (Praha), a major tourist attraction. The country is composed of two entire historic regions, Bohemia and Moravia, and parts of Silesia. See also: Atlas of the European Union
Other languages	Deutsch Tschechien liegt in Mitteleuropa und grenzt an Deutschland (810 km) im Westen und Nordwesten, an Polen (762 km) im Norden, die Slowakei (252 km) im Osten und Österreich (466 km) im Süden. Tschechien umfasste traditionell die drei historischen Länder Böhmen, Mähren und Mährisch-Schlesien (siehe Verwaltungsgliederung). Der Staat wurde 1999, acht Jahre nach Auflösung des Warschauer Vertrags, Mitglied der NATO und trat am 1. Mai 2004 der Europäischen Union bei.

Short name	Czech Republic
Official name	Czech Republic
Status	Independent country since 1993, member of the ► European Union since 2004
Location	Central Europe
Capital	Praha (Prague)
Population	10,287,189 inhabitants
Area	78,866 km²
Major languages	Czech
Major religions	Mainly secular and Roman Catholicism
More information	Czech Republic, Geography of the Czech Republic, History of the Czech Republic and Politics of the Czech Republic
More images	Czech Republic - Czech Republic (Category).

General maps

Map of the Czech Republic

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Regions of the Czech Republic

actual regions and historical parts of the Czech Republic

Bohemia

Moravia

Czech Silesia

Prague	Karlovy Vary	Central Bohemian	Hradec Králové
Liberec	Moravian Silesian	Olomouc	Pardubice
Plzeň	South Bohemian	South Moravian	Ústí nad Labem
Vysočina	Zlín

Districts of the Czech Republic	South Bohemia districts	South Moravia districts	Carlsbad districts
Hradec Kralove districts	Liberec districts	Moravia-Silesia districts	Olomouc districts
Pardubice districts	Plzen districts	Prague administrative districts	Prague municipal districts
Central Bohemia districts	Usti nad Labem districts	Vysocina districts	Zlin districts

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day the Czech Lands, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day the Czech Lands.

Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800-400 BC

Celts in Europe

Map showing the pre-Migration Age distribution of the Germanic tribes in Proto-Germanic times, and stages of their expansion up to 50 BC, AD 100 and AD 300. The extent of the Roman Empire in 68 BC and AD 117 is also shown.

Ancient Germania

Rise of the Frankish Empire

Carolingian Empire around 800

The Frankish Empire

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Final division of the Frankish Empire in the Treaty of Verdun

Carolingian Empire (in French)

Europe in 814

Europa im Jahre 814

Treaty of Verdun (843) and Treaty of Meerssen (870)

Division of the Frankish Empire after 870

Great Moravia

Central Europe 919-1125

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Holy Roman Empire 11th century

Area of Ottokar II of Bohemia 1253-1271

The Holy Roman Empire in the 14th century

The Holy Roman Empire and its circles in 1512

The (Habsburg) Empire of Charles I/V.

Castile

Aragon

Burgundy

Habsburg

The (Habsburg) Empire of Charles I/V

The religious situation in central Europe about 1618

Area controlled by the Holy Roman Empire around 1630

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Europe in 1812

German Confederation

borders of the German Confederation in 1820

Alliances of the member-states of the former German Confederation in the Austro-Prussian War, 1866

Aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War (1866).

In 1867 the Austrian Empire was continued by Austria-Hungary, making both Austria and Hungary constituent monarchies.

Kingdoms and countries of Austria–Hungary:
Cisleithania: 1. Bohemia, 2. Bukovina, 3. Carinthia, 4. Carniola, 5. Dalmatia, 6. Galicia, 7. Austrian Littoral, 8. Lower Austria, 9. Moravia, 10. Salzburg, 11. Silesia, 12. Styria, 13. Tyrol, 14. Upper Austria, 15. Vorarlberg; Transleithania: 16. Hungary, 17. Croatia and Slavonia; 18. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Religions in Austria-Hungary, Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, 1st Edition, Leipzig (Germany) 1881

Ethnic map of Austria-Hungary, census 1880. German version

Ethnic map of Austria-Hungary, census 1890. English version

Historical map of Austria-Hungary from the Bibliothek allgemeinen und praktischen Wissens für Militäranwärter Band I, 1905

Historical Silesia

Proposed United States of Greater Austria

The end of Austria-Hungary (in German)

Austria became an independent country after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. This map shows the claims of German-Austria in 1918 including large areas of the Czech lands. The red lines are the real borders realized and presently.

The same map in English

Location of Czechoslovakia 1918-1993

Czechoslovak claim on territory disputed with Poland in 1920

Czechoslovakia 1928

Sudetenland

Historical Egerland (Chebsko) 1322-1806 and the Eger region (Regierungsbezirk Eger) of Sudetenland

The borders of Germany on August 31, 1939

Idem

Administrative districts in territories under the control of Nazi Germany in 1941.

Großdeutschland im Jahre 1941

Eastern front of the Second World War circa 1941-1942.

The Allied offensive on Southern Central Europe

Czechoslovakia 1969

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.

Historical map of Bohemia (Bohemia proper - pink, Moravia - yellow, Austrian/Bohemian Silesia - orange) by the German Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon, 1892

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

General remarks:

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